A buckling flexure-based force-limiting mechanism

A force-limiting buckling flexure has been created which can be used in a wide array of applications where excessive force from an implement can cause harm or damage. The buckling flexure is monolithic, contains no electronics, and can be manufactured using a single shot in an injection molding mach...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Slocum, Jonathan T., Kamrin, Kenneth N, Slocum, Alexander H
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128495